June 27

  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.

June 28

  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.
  • Asia-Pacific: Thailand's capital, Bangkok, will hold a gubernatorial election.

June 29

  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.
  • Europe: Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao will meet with European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic in Brussels, Belgium, to discuss trade amid European deliberations on protecting the Continent's industrial capacity from Chinese imports.
  • Europe: Greece will host a defense conference in Athens through June 30.

June 30

  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.
  • Europe: Greece will host a defense conference in Athens through June 30.
  • Europe: The Gaza Board of Peace will meet in Cyprus. 
  • MENA: Egypt will observe a public holiday commemorating the June 30 Revolution. 
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Anti-immigration activists will hold protests in South Africa. 

July

  • Americas: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will visit Washington, D.C., to deepen bilateral economic cooperation by mid-July. 
  • Americas: Paraguay will host Mercosur's summit.
  • Asia-Pacific: China will hold its mid-year Politburo meeting, providing an opportunity for economic policy course corrections for the remainder of 2026.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: The Economic Community of West African States will hold a summit of heads of state and government. 

July 1

  • Americas: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will undertake an official visit to Canada through July 4.
  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.
  • Americas: The United States, Mexico and Canada will hold their first trilateral talk on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement review, and the deal will enter into a cycle of yearly reviews until an agreement is reached.
  • Europe: Ireland will take on the rotating presidency of the European Council for six months.
  • MENA: The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire will expire.
  • South Asia: Japanese ‌Prime Minister Sanae ​Takaichi ​will visit ⁠India through July 3. 

July 2

  • Americas: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will undertake an official visit to Canada through July 4.
  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.
  • MENA: Algeria will hold parliamentary elections.
  • South Asia: Japanese ‌Prime Minister Sanae ​Takaichi ​will visit ⁠India through July 3. 

July 3

  • Americas: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will undertake an official visit to Canada through July 4.
  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.
  • South Asia: Japanese ‌Prime Minister Sanae ​Takaichi ​will visit ⁠India through July 3. 

July 4

  • Americas: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will undertake an official visit to Canada through July 4.
  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.
  • Americas: The United States will celebrate its 250th Independence Day.

July 5

  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.

July 6

  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.

July 7

  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.
  • Americas: Venezuela will celebrate Independence Day.
  • MENA: Turkey will host the NATO summit in Ankara through July 8. 
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Kenyans will commemorate Saba Saba Day, during which anti-government protests will likely take place.

July 8

  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.
  • MENA: Turkey will host the NATO summit in Ankara through July 8. 
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Opposition parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo will march in the capital, Kinshasa, calling for the resignation of President Felix Tshisekedi. 

July 9

  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.

July 10

  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.

July 11

  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.

July 12

  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.

July 13

  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.

July 14

  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.

July 15

  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.
  • MENA: Turkey will observe Democracy and National Unity Day.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: South Africa's Western Cape High Court will hear South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's application to interdict the work of the impeachment committee looking into his actions surrounding the Phala Phala scandal through July 16. 

July 16

  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: South Africa's Western Cape High Court will finish hearing South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's application to interdict the work of the impeachment committee looking into his actions surrounding the Phala Phala scandal.

July 17

  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.

July 18

  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.

July 19

  • Americas: The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup through July 19.

July 20

  • Americas: The United States and Mexico will hold the third round of bilateral talks on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement review.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria will meet through July 21.

July 21

  • Sub-Saharan Africa: The Central Bank of Nigeria will conclude a meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee.

July 23

  • Europe: The European Central Bank will hold a monetary policy meeting.
  • MENA: Egypt will observe Revolution Day.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee will meet.

July 26

  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Mauritius will host the U.S.-Africa Business Summit through July 29.

July 27

  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Mauritius will host the U.S.-Africa Business Summit through July 29.

July 28

  • Americas: Peru's elected president will take office.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Mauritius will host the U.S.-Africa Business Summit through July 29.

July 29

  • Americas: The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee will meet.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Mauritius will host the U.S.-Africa Business Summit through July 29.

July 30

  • MENA: Morocco will observe Throne Day as a public holiday.

August

  • Asia-Pacific: The U.S. and South Korean militaries will hold the Ulchi Freedom Shield drills, usually in the second half of August.
  • Eurasia: Kazakhstan will hold parliamentary elections.

August 6

  • Americas: Bolivia will celebrate Independence Day.

August 7

August 13

  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Zambia will hold a general election.

August 16

  • Sub-Saharan Africa: South Africa will hold the 46th summit of heads of state and government of the Southern African Development Community in Durban through Aug. 17.

August 17

  • Sub-Saharan Africa: The 46th summit of heads of state and government of the Southern African Development Community will conclude in Durban, South Africa.

August 19

  • Sub-Saharan Africa: The electoral campaign period for Nigeria's January 2027 general election will officially begin.

August 20

  • Eurasia: Russia and Kazakhstan will hold an interregional cooperation forum.

August 30

  • Americas: Haiti will hold a general election.
  • Europe: Estonia will hold a presidential election.

August 31

  • Sub-Saharan Africa: South Africa's Madlanga Commission of Inquiry is due to submit its final report on criminal infiltration of law enforcement to President Cyril Ramaphosa.

September

  • Eurasia: Kyrgyzstan will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Bishkek.
  • Europe: France will hold Senate elections.

September 6

  • Europe: Germany will hold state elections in Saxony-Anhalt.

September 10

  • Europe: The European Central Bank will hold a monetary policy meeting.

September 12

  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria's National Electoral Commission will publish the final list of candidates that will run in the country's January 2027 general election.

September 13

  • Europe: Sweden will hold general and local elections.

September 16

  • Americas: The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee will meet.

September 18

  • Eurasia: Russia will hold State Duma elections through Sept. 20.

September 19

  • Asia-Pacific: Japan's Nagoya city and Aichi prefecture will co-host the 20th Asian Games through Oct. 4.
  • Eurasia: Russia will hold State Duma elections through Sept. 20.

September 20

  • Asia-Pacific: Japan's Nagoya city and Aichi prefecture will co-host the 20th Asian Games through Oct. 4.
  • Eurasia: Russia will hold State Duma elections through Sept. 20.

September 21

  • Asia-Pacific: Japan's Nagoya city and Aichi prefecture will co-host the 20th Asian Games through Oct. 4.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria will meet through Sept. 22. 

September 22

  • Asia-Pacific: Japan's Nagoya city and Aichi prefecture will co-host the 20th Asian Games through Oct. 4.
  • Europe: Germany will hold state elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: The Central Bank of Nigeria will conclude a meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee. 

September 23

  • Asia-Pacific: Japan's Nagoya city and Aichi prefecture will co-host the 20th Asian Games through Oct. 4.
  • MENA: Morocco will hold parliamentary elections. 
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee will meet.

September 24

  • Asia-Pacific: Japan's Nagoya city and Aichi prefecture will co-host the 20th Asian Games through Oct. 4.

September 25

  • Asia-Pacific: Japan's Nagoya city and Aichi prefecture will co-host the 20th Asian Games through Oct. 4.

September 26

  • Asia-Pacific: Japan's Nagoya city and Aichi prefecture will co-host the 20th Asian Games through Oct. 4.

September 27

  • Asia-Pacific: Japan's Nagoya city and Aichi prefecture will co-host the 20th Asian Games through Oct. 4.

September 28

  • Asia-Pacific: Japan's Nagoya city and Aichi prefecture will co-host the 20th Asian Games through Oct. 4.
  • MENA: Egypt will host a special edition of the Egypt Mining Forum in the New Administrative Capital through Sept. 29.

September 29

  • Asia-Pacific: Japan's Nagoya city and Aichi prefecture will co-host the 20th Asian Games through Oct. 4.
  • MENA: Egypt will host a special edition of the Egypt Mining Forum in the New Administrative Capital.

September 30

  • Asia-Pacific: Japan's Nagoya city and Aichi prefecture will co-host the 20th Asian Games through Oct. 4.

October

  • Asia-Pacific: Japan's Kumamoto city will elect a new mayor late in October.
  • MENA: Israel will hold parliamentary elections by mid-October.

October 1

  • Asia-Pacific: Japan's Nagoya city and Aichi prefecture will co-host the 20th Asian Games through Oct. 4.

October 2

  • Asia-Pacific: Japan's Nagoya city and Aichi prefecture will co-host the 20th Asian Games through Oct. 4.

October 3

  • Asia-Pacific: Japan's Nagoya city and Aichi prefecture will co-host the 20th Asian Games through Oct. 4.
  • Europe: Latvia will hold parliamentary elections.

October 4

  • Americas: Brazil will hold a general election.
  • Americas: Peru will hold regional and municipal elections.
  • Americas: Paraguay will hold municipal elections.
  • Asia-Pacific: Japan's Nagoya city and Aichi prefecture will co-host the 20th Asian Games through Oct. 4.
  • Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina will hold a general election.

October 10

  • Asia-Pacific: Taiwanese President William Lai will give a speech marking Taiwan's National Day that could spur Chinese military drills.

October 12

  • Global: The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank will hold their annual meeting through Oct. 18.

October 13

  • Global: The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank will hold their annual meeting through Oct. 18.

October 14

  • Global: The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank will hold their annual meeting through Oct. 18.

October 15

  • Global: The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank will hold their annual meeting through Oct. 18.

October 16

  • Global: The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank will hold their annual meeting through Oct. 18.

October 17

  • Global: The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank will hold their annual meeting through Oct. 18.

October 18

  • Global: The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank will hold their annual meeting through Oct. 18.

October 25

  • Americas: Brazil will hold its presidential runoff election if there is no victor in the first round.
  • Asia-Pacific: Japan's Niigata city will elect a new mayor.

October 26

  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria will host the Africa International Defence Exhibition in Lagos through Oct. 29.

October 27

  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria will host the Africa International Defence Exhibition in Lagos through Oct. 29.

October 28

  • Americas: The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee will meet.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria will host the Africa International Defence Exhibition in Lagos through Oct. 29.

October 29

  • Europe: The European Central Bank will hold a monetary policy meeting.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria will host the Africa International Defence Exhibition in Lagos through Oct. 29.

October 31

  • Europe: Deadline for Denmark to hold a general election.

November

  • Americas: Nicaragua will hold a general election.
  • Asia-Pacific: Japan's Fukuoka city will elect a new mayor in mid-November.
  • Europe: Bulgaria will hold a presidential election.

November 1

  • MENA: The Palestine Liberation Organization will hold direct elections for the Palestinian National Council.

November 3

  • Americas: The United States will hold elections for the House of Representatives and the Senate.

November 4

  • Sub-Saharan Africa: South Africa will hold municipal elections.

November 9

  • MENA: COP31 will take place in Antalya, Turkey, through Nov. 20.

November 10

  • MENA: COP31 will take place in Antalya, Turkey, through Nov. 20.

November 11

  • MENA: COP31 will take place in Antalya, Turkey, through Nov. 20.

November 12

  • MENA: COP31 will take place in Antalya, Turkey, through Nov. 20.

November 13

  • MENA: COP31 will take place in Antalya, Turkey, through Nov. 20.

November 14

  • MENA: COP31 will take place in Antalya, Turkey, through Nov. 20.

November 15

  • MENA: COP31 will take place in Antalya, Turkey, through Nov. 20.

November 16

  • MENA: COP31 will take place in Antalya, Turkey, through Nov. 20.

November 17

  • MENA: COP31 will take place in Antalya, Turkey, through Nov. 20.

November 18

  • Asia-Pacific: The Chinese city of Shenzhen will host the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation economic leaders' meeting through Nov. 19.
  • MENA: COP31 will take place in Antalya, Turkey, through Nov. 20.

November 19

  • Asia-Pacific: The Chinese city of Shenzhen will host the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation economic leaders' meeting through Nov. 19.
  • MENA: COP31 will take place in Antalya, Turkey, through Nov. 20.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee will meet.

November 20

  • MENA: COP31 will take place in Antalya, Turkey, through Nov. 20.

November 23

  • Sub-Saharan Africa: The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria will meet through Nov. 24.

November 24

  • Sub-Saharan Africa: The Central Bank of Nigeria will conclude a meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee.

November 28

  • Asia-Pacific: Taiwan will hold local elections.

December

  • Americas: The United States will host the Group of 20 summit.
  • Americas: Uruguay will host Mercosur's summit.

December 9

  • Americas: The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee will meet.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Angola's ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, or MPLA, will hold its party congress, during which it will elect a new leader to replace outgoing President Joao Lourenco. 

December 10

  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Angola's ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, or MPLA, will hold its party congress, during which it will elect a new leader to replace outgoing President Joao Lourenco.

December 14

  • Americas: The United States will host the G20 leaders' summit in Miami, Florida, through Dec. 15.

December 17

  • Americas: The United States will host the G20 leaders' summit in Miami, Florida, through Dec. 15.
  • Europe: The European Central Bank will hold a monetary policy meeting.
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